Racks for linotype magazines



1960 F. E. WHITE 2,947,424

RACKS FOR 'LINOTYPE MAGAZINES Filed June 4, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 27 23 FIgJ H 4/ 35 T 3 v 47 k a /a3 Franklin E. White INVENTOR.

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Filed June 4, 1958, Ser. No. 739,861 1 Claim. (or. 211-168 invention relates to improvements in racks for the matrix magazines of Linotype and Intertype machines.

According to present practice matrix magazines for such machines when not in use are stood against walls, stacked on tables, or like supports and otherwise stored so that that they take up considerable space and are diflicult .to shift about to select any desired magazine for use in a machine.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a hanger rack for such magazines embodying a plurality of hanger arms with means thereon for removably suspending a plurality of such magazines separately in upright closely spaced position and means rotatably mounting the arms for swinging into close together parallel position to store the magazines flatwise and facing each other in a comparatively small space, and for swinging of the arms apart easily for ready access to a selected magazine for removal when required.

Another object is to provide a rack as in the foregoing which is of very simple, inexpensive and durable construction and safe to use in hanging such magazines.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved rack with the hanger arms swung apart;

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan View of the same;

Figure 3 is a plan view with the hanger arms swung close together;

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section partly in side elevation taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3 with parts shown in broken lines;

Figure 5 is a view in horizontal section taken on th line 55 of Figure 4 and partly broken away;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the hanger arms and a brace therefor.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, according to this invention, as illustrated therein, a rack designated generally by the numeral 1 is provided for hanging in suspended upright position such matrix magazines as previously identified and one of which is shown at 3, and by the usual crossbar 5 on the rear end of the magazine which projects outwardly slightly beyond the side edges of the magazine for a purpose well understood in the art.

The rack 1 comprises a tubular standard 7 rising from and welded, as at 9, in the axis of a circular base plate 11 having bolt holes 13 therein for bolts 14 for securing the plate 11 to a floor 15, or the like, with the standard 7 perpendicular to the floor 15, or other support. Radial, upwardly tapering reinforcing ribs 17 spaced circumferentially around the standard 7 are welded thereto and to the plate 11 as at 19, 21 respectively.

A right angled bracket arm 23 extends laterally from and is welded, as at 25, on top of the standard 7 for bolting, as at 27, to a wall 29 adjacent to which the base plate 11 is bolted, and whereby the standard 7 is held rigidly in upright position.

A plurality, three being shown for illustrative purposes, of flat bar magazine suspending arms are rotatably mounted on the upper end portion of the standard 7 in vertically spaced position for lateral swinging from and into parallel positions horizontally and to provide lower, intermediate and upper arms 31, 33, 35 respectively.

For mounting purposes, the arms 31, 33, 35 are secured at inner ends thereof to superposed lower, intermediate and upper collars 37,- 39, 41 respectively, rotatably fitted on an upper portion of the standard 7 with the lower collar 37 seating on a fixed collar 43 welded, as at 45, on the standard 7, and the intermediate collar 39 seating on the lower collar 43 and seating the upper collar 41.

The lower arm 31 is provided with a right angled rear end 47 terminally welded, as at 49, to one side of the lower collar 37 crosswise thereof, the intermediate arm 33 is welded at its inner end, as at 51, to one side of the intermediate collar 39 crosswise thereof, and the upper arm 35 is butt welded, as at 53, to the upper collar 41 radially thereof. By the described arrangement and mounting of the arms 31, 33, 35, said arms may be swung, as shown in Figure 3 into parallel laterally spaced and vertically staggered relation and may be swung apart fanwise as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Brace rods 55, 57, 59 are terminally welded, as at 60, to the arms 31, 33, 35 respectively, adjacent the outer ends of said arms, and inclinde downwardly and inwardly toward the standard 7 to superposed lower, intermediate and upper collars 61, 63, rotatably fitted on the standard 7 with the lower collar 61 seated on a fixed collar 67 welded, as at 69, to said standard 7, and said collars 61, 63, 65 being otherwise arranged like the collars 37, 39, 41. The rod 55 has a flat extension 71 welded, as at 73, to the lower collar 61, whereas, the rods 57, 59 are terminally welded, as at 75, 77 to the collars 63, 65 respectively.

Pairs of hooks 79, 81, 8 3 are provided on the arms 31, 33, 35 respectively adjacent the ends of the arms and are spaced apart in the pairs to receive magazine 3 therebetween and seat the extending ends of the bar 5 of the magazine 3 in the hooks to suspend magazines upright on said arms. The hooks 79, 81, 83 are welded to said arms, as shown at '85 in connection with one of the pairs of hooks, for instance, the pair 79 on the arm 31.

The operation and use of the described rack will be readily understood. Sufiice it to explain that the arms 31, 33, 35 may be swung apart fanwise as shown in Figures 1 and 2 for easy hanging of magazines, one of which is shown in Figure 1, on said arms. Then the arms 31, 33, 35 may be swung into substantially parallel and close together position, such as shown in Figure 3 to space the suspended magazines close together and substantially parallel in upright position in a comparatively small space. When the arms 31, 33, 35 are spaced close together and parallel they may be swung as a unit into close proximity to the wall 29 in an out-of-the-way safe position. By

having the arms 31, 33, 35 vertically staggered and laterally spaced, the suspended magazines are similarly arranged, so that when the magazines are stored with said- 3 may be added and-secured to a rotatable collar on the standard 7.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since nu-v merous modifications and changes Will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact .constructionshownand' described, and accordingly all suitable modifications: and equivalents may be resorted to,'falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A rack for storing a'matrix magazine of a type casting machine comprising a vertical standard for seating on a floor, a horizontal arm adapted for suspending a matr'nr magazine therefrom, a collar rotatably mounted on said standard for swingably supporting said arm, a right angled terminal flat extension on said arm fixed flatly against one side of said collar to ofiset said arm to one side of the standard for swinging close to a wall adjacent to which the standard is seated, a brace rod inclining downwardly from said arm toward said standard, a collar rotatable on said standard below the first-named collar, and a terminal flat angular extension on said brace rod fixed flatly to one side of the second-named collar to offset said rod from said standard in correspondence with said arm.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 806,705 ONeal Dec. 5, 1905 890,929 Roush Q. June 16, 1908 1,026,561 Charlet May 14, 1912 1,180,480 Dougherty Apr. 25, 1916 1,228,560 Hunter June 5, 1917 1,626,501 Best Apr. 26, 1927 1,740,653 Hunneman 4;. Dec. 24, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS 347,843 Great Britain May 7, 1931 726,282 France Feb. 29, 1932 

